Mobile phone use is not the biggest issue facing schools – or society. But device-free time is importantThe genie is out of the bottle. With the advent of smartphones and smartwatches, human life has moved online. Anyone seeking to curtail young people’s participation in the online world is as doomed as the fools who can’t figure out how to use the...

How did a dark and stormy night galvanise South Australia’s renewable energy ambitions? Reged Ahmad speaks to environment reporter Petra Stock about how SA pulled off a renewable energy world record – and how it plans to power the entire state with weather-dependent electricity in just a few yearsRead more: Continue reading...

Revelations come amid federal government push for additional scrutiny of sector through counter-terror financing and money-laundering lawsRead more in the Hot property seriesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConvicted criminals and unlicensed agents are operating in the real...

Cultural protection order has been framed as a push to curry favour with inner-city seats, ignoring grassroots campaigns from Indigenous and non-Indigenous localsSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityAmong the concerns listed by the 2,000 farmers who converged on the lawns of...

Regulator says dynamic pricing is legal if consumers are not misled as fans considering giving the Saviors tour a missGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTickets to Green Day’s Saviors tour in Australia were as high as $500 in the initial presale after Ticketmaster revealed dynamic pricing was in effect for the rock band’s upcoming...

According to the research, the first of its kind in Australia, 1.2% of people born in the state were responsible for more than 50% of recorded offencesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNearly 10% of men in New South Wales have had police take some form of legal action against them for domestic and family violence, according...